john townsend, the manager of government&affairs joins us. it's always great to see you. thanks for coming in. >> great seeing you, shawn. >> reporter: the summer driving season is over. replaced and the price of crude is down. why aren't we seeing the prices drop in the northeast like the rest of the country? >> you summed it up nicely, shawn. one reason for this is the unfoe seen shortages in terms of the refineries are not at full capacity or haven't made the full transition to making the winter blends from the summer blends. >> oh,. >> and there is some glitches. you're seeing a spike in prices for both coasts and for seven weeks in a row, we have had prices increasing day over day over day and we have never seen anything like this this time of the year. the most expensive august on record. >> tell me about it. cost me $85 to fill up my truck and we're talking about the coasts seeing the problems and the refiners are along the coast line y. is it taking long for the lower prices to trickle out to us? >> well, one reason is the capacity problem and short supplies and t